InvestiGators: Take the Plunge

Children will love this graphic novel series, which is crammed with more jokes than it is possible to keep up with! Mango and Brash are the InvestiGators, a crime-fighting partnership who travel the sewers, powered by their VESTs (Very Exciting Spy Technology) hunting for villains.

The InvestiGators arrive in scene one sitting atop a giant missile dressed in waistcoats and carrying a trombone. This sums these heroes up perfectly: they’re brave, ridiculous and explosively chaotic. They are not the only completely crazy characters in this comic strip, either…the baddies are just as bonkers. Crackerdile is an evil genius with a serious grudge against the gators and a seriously unfortunate condition (he has been turned into a saltine, making life in the damp sewers very challenging indeed!).

In this sequel, Mango and Brash have to take on Crackerdile while also trying to locate the ‘combinotron’ (a weapon that can stick any two things together) and solving the mystery of a dripping wet ghost of a robot who keeps hugging people against their will. There’s an awful lot going on…it’s no wonder the third instalment of the series is also about to be published.

The action is described in vibrant, energetic cartoons that will instantly grab the attention of any fans of Dog Man or Diary of a Wimpy Kid. As well as plenty of visual gags, there are countless puns, silly acronyms, and toilet humour that will have readers giggling from start to finish. The pace of the action is furious, with the story leaping around and juggling several narratives before smashing together again like a victim of the ‘combination’, itself.

Fast, fun, frenetic and full of toilet jokes, InvestiGators are bound to be a hit with young readers.